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is it correct to say :
I would call, but there was no phone service
is it correct to say :
I would call, but there was no phone service
I would call, but there was no phone service
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• I would’ve called, but there was no phone service
• I would’ve called, but my phone had no service
• I would’ve called, but there was no phone service
• I would’ve called, but my phone had no service
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what's the difference between
i would call
i would have called
i would call
i would have called
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I would’ve called = Past tense
I would call = Present tense
You said “There was no phone service”. “Was” is past tense. That means the full sentence has to be past tense.
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Sometimes, but in this situation you need to use “would have”.
Here is a good article:
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/...
• I would call, but I can’t.
• I would’ve called, but I couldn’t.
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